Separator



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AUGUSTUS A. BENNETT AND ERNEST H. HIGWHORTER, OF COFFEYVELE, KANELAS.

SEPARATOE.

Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to separators, designed primarily for use in connection with the separating of gas and water, although it 'is to be understood that a separator in accordance with this invention can be employed for any purposes wherein it is found applicable, and the invention has for its object to provide in a manner as hereinafter referred to, a separator having means for automatically and intermittently discharging water therefrom after a certain volume thereof has been collected or accumulated therein.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a separator for the purpose referred to which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efiicieht in its use, conveniently installed and inexpensive to set up.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Tn thedrawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding partsthroughout the several views;

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view .of a separator in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of collector.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 1. i

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of the 1926. Eerial 120. 115,641.

The body portion 1 intermediate its ends is formed with an opening 10, having its wall Welded to a supply pipe for the gas and water or rather a supply line for the gas and water and which opens into the separating chamber 11 formed by the drum. The sup ply line consists of a pair of pipe branches m 12 and 14 disposed at right angles to each other. The branch 12 extends through the opening 10 and is welded to the walls thereof. The branch 14 depends from the inner end of the branch 12 and opens into the es chamber 11 for discharging the gas and water in a direction towards the closed lower end 3 of the body portion 1.

The body portion 1 of the drum, at its upper end, has formed in that side opposite the side in which is arranged the openmg 10, an outlet opening 15. Welded to the Wall of the opening 15 is the upper end of a gas conducting pipe 16. ,The gas conductng p1pe 16 consists of a vertically disposed mtermedlate portion 19, an angularly disposed upper portion 20 which is welded, to the wall of the opening 15, and an angularly dlsposed portion 21. The angularly disposed portions of the gas conducting pipe so 16 are oppositely disposed with respect to each other.

Arranged in spaced relation with respect to the drum is a vertically disposed cylindrical casing referred to generally by --the reference character 22, and formed of a lower section 23 and an upper section 24-. The sections are superposed with respect to each other and connected together by an interiorly threaded coupling band 25 engaging with peripheral threads formed oh said sections. The opposed endsof the sections are open. -The section 23 at its lower end is formed with a closed bottom 26. The section 24' at its upper end is formed with a closed as I top 27. The top 27 axiall thereof is formed wlth an opening 28. T c section 2% near its upper end is provided with an opening 29. The section 23 approximately centrally thereof isformedwith an opening 30, and to the wall of the latter is welded the angularly disposed lower portion 21 of the conducting pipe 16. Positioned within the chamber 37 formedby the body portion 23 and opposing and spaced from the opening 35 is a heme plate 358 of less width than the diam eter of the openings 30. The manner of setting up the baflie plate 38 with respect to the openings 30 is clearly shown in Figure 3. The upper end of the bafile plate 38 is se-. cured to the body portion 23 by the hold fast devices 36 or it can be welded therewith.

The chamber 37 provides what may be termed a gas receiving, a gas and water.separating and a water collecting chamber and which communicates at its lower end with the lower end of the chamber 11 and such communication is had through the medium of a pipe member 40, which opens at one end into the lower portion of the chamber 11 and at its other end into the lower portion of the chamber 37. The body portion 1 is formed with an openin 41 and the section 23 with an opening 42. T e openings 41 and 42 are arranged in alinement and the pipe member is welded to the walls of the openings 40 and 42. The section 23 at the lower part thereof, is provided with an opening 43 of greater diameter than the opening 30 and which is disposed at right angles with respect to the latter. The section 23 is also formed, at its lower end, with an opening 44 and welded to the wall thereof is a valved drain pipe 45. Formed integral with the section 23, as well as disposed at right angles with respect thereto, is a tubular extension 46, see Figure 3, which registers with the opening 43. Welded to the wall of the opening 29 is a (pipe line 47 for conducting off the separate gas.

Arranged within the chamber 37 is a vertically movable hollow float element referred to generally b the reference charac ter 48 and consists o a pair of tubular end portions 49, 50 and an intermediate portion 51. The inner and outer diameter of the portion 49 is less than the inner and outer diameter of the portion 50 and the portion 51 is of tapered contour and is integral with the portions 49 and 50. The lower end of the portion 50 is closed as at 52 and the upper end of the portion 49 is open. Extending into the float element 48 is a combined guide, bleeder and pressure supply element therefor and which is generally referred to by the reference character 55 and best shown in Figure 2. As shown in Figure 1 the element 55 consists of an inner tubular section 56 which extends through the opening 28 and opens into the chamber 57 formed by the float member 48. The section 56 when the float is in normal position, is positioned in close proximity to the bottom 52 of the float member. The section 56 extends through the closed end 27 of the section 24 and carries an elbow coupling 56 to which is connected the outer section 59 of the element 56. The outer section 59 is provided with a controlling valve 61. As shown in Figure 5 theelement 55 is provided with a controlling valve 62 in proximity to the head 25. The element 55 is provided for equalizing the pressure within the chambers 37 and 57.

The tubular extension 46 is closed by a head piece 63 which is secured to a flanged collar 64 carried by the extension 46. he hold fast devices 65 are employed for connecting the head 63 to the flanged collar 64 and the latter has threaded engagement with the extension 46. Interposed between the flange of the collar 64 and the head piece 65 is a packing element 66. The tubular extension 46, in its stop and intermediate its ends is formed with an opening 67 having a threaded wall. Threadedly engaging with the wall of the opening 67, as well as projecting upwardly from the extension 46 is a peripherally threaded discharge nipple 68 having its inner end formed-integral with, as well as communicating with a valve casing 69, provided with a vertically disposed valve seat 70 for a tapered valve member 71, the latter being shiftably mounted in an opening 72 formed in the bottom of the casing 69. The lower end of the valve 71 is bifurcated as at 73. The casing 69 isformed with a pair of depending retaining lugs 74 at one end thereof and at its other end with a pair of depending apertured ears 75 of less height than the lug 74. The nipple 68 provides a discharge outlet for the extension 46. The water collected into the lower end of the chamber 37 passes into the extension 46 and is discharged therefrom through the nipple '68 when the valve 71 is unseated.

Connected to the lower end of the float member 48, is a hanger 76 having ivotally connected therewith, as at 77 a shifting element for the valve 71, and said element consists of an outer and an inner section 78, 79 respectively. The section 79 is pivotally connected at its inner end to the hanger 76. There is lost motion present in the connection. The section 78 is pivotally connected, as at 80 between the ears 75 and said section is furthermore provided with an opening 81 through which extends a pin 82. The section 78 extends through the bifurcated lowor end 73 of the valve 71 and the pin 82 is carried by the lowerend of thevalve 71. By this arrangement a ivot connection is set up between the valve 1 and the shifting element therefor. The section 78 extends between the pair of retaining lugs 74 and carries a pair of coupling loops 83 of polygonal contour and which coact with notches 84 formed in the section 79 for coupling the latter with the section 68. The

section 79 is extended through the loops 83 at an inclination, see dotted line position in Figure 4, then swung substantially a quarter turn whereby the sections as cou led together. The setting up of the shifting element for the valve of two sections permit of the same being mounted within the casing and extension 46.

In Figure 2 of the drawing there is illustrated a modified form of casing to provide a gas receiving, a gas and .water separating and a water collecting chamber. The casing isindicated generally bythe reference character 23- and is formed of a drum having an integral bottom 26 and an opening top normally closed by a head plate The drum at a point between its transverse center. and upper end is formed with an opening 48' to the wall of which is welded .a gas conducting pipe 49 which corresponds to the conducting pipe 16. Secured to the upg per end of the drum is a collar 29, provided dicated at 37.

stated the, construction of the casing 23, as

with a flange 30' upon which is mounted a gasket 33', and positioned on the latter is the head or closure plate 25 for the upper end of the drum. Hold fast devices 32 are employed to secure the plate 25 in closure position. The plate 25 is formed with a central opening 31 for the pamage of the section .56 of the bleeder element 55.. The outer section 59 of the element is connected to the drum by a coupling 60. The chamber formed by the casing or drum 23 is in- Otherwise than that as well as the elementsassociated therewith, is the same as that referred to in connection with the casing 22. g

When the collected water within the chamber 37 or 37' reaches a predetermined level, the float member 48 is moved upwardly thereby 'unseating the valve 71 and permitting of the discharge of the water through the nipple 68.. With respect to the modified form shown in Figure 6, the ollected water is discharged from the bottom. of the tubular extension on struction shown in Figure 6 is the same as that shown in Figures 1 and 2 with the exception that the 'valve casing, as well as the valve, is reversed with respect to the position shown in such figures. The tubular extension which is indicated at 85 is provided with an opening 86 in its bottom and threadedly engaging with the wall thereof is the discharge nipple 87 which isoppositely disposed with respect to the nipple 68. In Figure 6 the valve casing is indicated at 88, the valve at 89 and the shifting element for the valve 89 is indicated at 90. Otherwise than that as stated the construction shown in Figure 6 is the same as that shown in Figure 2.

The gas and water enters the chamber 11 and the water falls to the bottom thereof and the gas is carried ofi through the conducting pipe 16 to the chamber 37 or 37 where any moisture carried thereby will fall to the bottom of the chamber. The water collected in the .chamber 11 is conducted into the lower portion of the chamber 37 or 37 The gas travels ofi from the chamber 37 or 37' through the conducting line 47. The water is collected into the lower part of the cham= ber 37 or 37 until it reaches a predetermined level, and as the level of the water rises the float member 48 will be elevated, thereby operating the shifting element for the water discharge valve and the shift will be to unseat the valve under such conditions the water will be discharged through the nipple 68 or the nipple 87. The float member 48 normally retains the water controlling valve or discharge valve closed, that is to say against; its seat. The separator provides means for separating and discharging collected water from the body of gas travelling through the apparatus and further provides for the automatic discharge of the water iifteirthe same has reached a predetermined eve It is thought the many advantages of a separator in accordance with this invention,

can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim is:

1. In a separator for gas and Water, in combination with a combined water collecting and gas and water separating chamber provided with a gas outlet and a valved controlled water outlet, a controlling mechanism for the valve for the water outlet includin a hollow float open at its top, and a valve controlled equalizing element therefore serving as a guide for the-float, said element opening at its lower end into the float and at its outer end into the atmosphere and providing means for equalizing the pressure. within the float with respect to the pressure within said chamber.

2. In a separator a casing having a tubular extension at its lower end, said casing in connection with said extension providing a.

water collecting and a separating chamber for gas and water, said casing having a gas outlet at its upper end and a water outlet in 1 said extension, at controlling mechahism for the valve for the water outlet, said mechanism arranged in said casing and said extension and including a hollow float open at its top, and a valved controlled equalizing element therefore serving as a guide for the float, said element opening at its lower end into the float and at its outer end into the atmosphere and providing means for equalizing the pressure within the float with respect to the pressure within the chamber.

3. A separator comprisinga casingprovided intermediate its ends wlth a gas Inlet,

near its upper end with a gas outlet and at p its lower end with a water" inlet and a water outlet, said casing providing a combined water collecting and gas and water separating chamber, a controlling valve for said water outlet, a hollow float operating within said casing for shifting said valve to opened andclosed position, and an equalizing element therefore serving as a guide for the float, said element opening at its lower end into the. float and having its outer end a1'- 10 ranged exteriorly of the casing and openmg into the atmosphere.

In testimony whereof, We affix our signatures hereto.

AUGUSTUS A. BENNETT. ERNEST H. llIcVVI-IORTER. 

